Year Of The Dragon…Do Zodiac Signs End Up Making A Difference?

August 10th, 2012 by Pete

First off, thank you for even starting to read this post. I know that zodiac signs can seem a bit silly and there’s no doubt that many take them too seriously. Some of you might already know this but my wife gave birth a few weeks ago to a healthy little boy. It’s been magic and wonderful in every possible way and no matter how little sleep we are able to get, we can’t help but have the biggest smile.

Our parents have now become grandparents and they couldn’t be more excited about it! My in-laws in particular were beyond excited for one unexpected reason when they found out my wife was pregnant. We would be having a baby dragon. You might have already guessed that they are Asian and the Chinese zodiac signs bear a special significance for them.

Year Of The Dragon

For all purposes, Dragon is seen as the best zodiac sign that there is:

“Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Dragons symbolize such character traits as dominance and ambition” – ChineseZodiac.com

This is not taken lightly. I read that Dragon years are by far the years with the highest birth rates as couples around the world, especially in Asia wait and do their best to time the birth of their kids. I read that some couples wait several years in order to have a baby dragon. Many do their best to go for a baby boy since they see that as being even more “fortunate”.

Here are some other things being said about Dragons:

“They’re driven, unafraid of challenges, and willing to take risks. They’re passionate in all they do and they do things in grand fashion.”

Does It Have Any Impact?

In theory, I’m not a big believer in zodiac signs, their significance, etc. But here is what I wonder. If you have couples waiting years, spending all of this energy and money trying to go for a baby dragon, don’t you think they will end up expecting their kid to exceed expectations from an early age? I can certainly imagine that leading to extra pressure on the kids in school, sports, and other activities. When parents think their kid is “meant” to become a leader, or someone that will end up having incredible success, they might end up expecting more than they would have under different circumstances. And in that case, I would argue that it can make a difference.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that for some kids, in some cultures, it can end up making a difference. I won’t be doing things any differently with my little boy but I think that such small, seemingly insignificant things can end up making a difference.

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  • Jo

    I’m Chinese, and I think this is kind of superstitious. Nevertheless, many parents still prefer to have kids in the Year of Dragon and Horse. I am born in the Year of Horse and I’ll tell you, with the extremely high birth rates, all of these kids will meet with expectedly high competition as they apply for elementary, high school and college. There are only so many vacancies available. In addition, the job market will also be as competitive as there will be more graduates in their year. Good luck to them. It’ll be even harder for them to survive.

  • Marcia

    Funny, I match those traits also, but I’m the year of the dog, as is my older son (he’s 6).

    OTOH, I just had a baby, lucky dragon boy.

  • http://twitter.com/SimpleLivingEat Diane

    I’m a dragon and with slight embarrassment I am all of the traits you mentioned.  I would say we are driven and passionate but we are not always successful – thought we tend to fail with style.